I must say that I am VERY EXCITED for this school year to start. After a whole summer missing people around, I can't wait any longer for the move-in day. Today is my 4th day of training for Residence Life, and there are two words to describe these days: TREMENDOUS but FUN. I have never worked so much like this before; everyday I'm in training for approximately 12 hours including lunch and dinner time. I also got assignments to do at home as well. To tell the truth, sometimes during the training I feel really exhausted and almost drop dead. However, I think this training is worth all my efforts.
I understand as a student staff member, I am helping the college to provide my contemporaries a safe and comfortable environment so that we all can focus on other priorities. And to effectively play my role, I need to be equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge. After yesterday, I am confident to fulfill my responsibilities as a Community Advisor and a Residence Life member. Nevertheless, there are still a lot of things I need to learn to do my job better, that's why at 10 AM today, I will go camping with Residence Life team. We're gonna have fun while learning more.
One of the reasons why this training is fun for me is that I am with my friends Rimi, Chue, Quang, Marie, Gloria and Sana. There are some names you may be familiar with if you read my blog from the beginning like Rimi, Sana and Chue. Quang is an international student from Vietnam, who transferred to Augsburg last spring and now works for ResLife as a Resident Advisor in Urness. I got to know Marie during those meal times with Rimi and Lucia; she has such a great sense of humor that you can't help hanging around her to feel relaxed. Marie is also very caring and sweet. My Resident Advisor from last year, Gloria, is now my colleague. She is one of the reasons that makes me want to become a part of ResLife. As I mentioned in one of my entries, I receive plenty of assistance from Gloria, who is also an international student at Augsburg. With this group of friends, I always receive support and encouragement. Also, we never spend a single day without laughing through the tiredness.
Friends are definitely important to all of us, no matter how old we are, what we do for a living, or how we are like. Therefore, making new friends and maintaining healthy, helpful and devoted relationships with other friends is a must. Joining ResLife, I have a chance to make friends with almost 40 more new friends, and strengthen my relationships with some other people I have already known but haven't had the opportunity to know more about them before. We all cooperate really well to help this training go on smoothly. I am so proud of being a part of this big team.
FYI: I will be CA for the 10th floor of Mortenson Hall. If any viewer of my blog is going to live on 10th floor, let me know! I can't explain how thrilled I am now to meet my residents =D
Now Imma go to bed for the camp. Thanks for reading!
P.S: There will be a special entry dedicated to the fact that tomorrow will be a year since I first came here. Look out for it!
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